How To Become An Animal-Assisted Therapist The Definitive Guide
HOW tO BECOME AN ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPIST
The Definitive Guide
Have you been thinking of Animal-Assisted Therapy, but don’t know where and how to begin?
Or aren’t fully convinced that Animal-Assisted Therapy can be a highly rewarding career?
You’ve come to the right place.
This is the one-stop guide for all you need to know about starting an Animal-Assisted Therapy coaching business.
So if you want to:
- Build a steady and lucrative career as an Animal-Assisted Therapist
- Have a continuous stream of clients without putting in too much effort
- Be in charge of your life, and in control of your earnings
- Combine your love for animals with an upcoming business stream
- Turn your passion into a business that does good in the world
Then this article is for you.
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Chapter 2
Benefits and Uses of Animal-Assisted Therapy
Chapter 3
How effective is Animal-Assisted Therapy?
Chapter 4
Turning Animal-Assisted Therapy Into a Career
Chapter 5
Finding the Correct Therapy Animal for Clients
Chapter 6
How to Be a Standout Therapist
Chapter 7
Limitations of Animal-Assisted Therapy
CHAPTER 1:
The Fundamental
We are lucky to exist in an era when mental health, as well as other kinds of disabilities, are slowly becoming destigmatized and starting to be openly discussed and addressed.
We, as a society, are moving towards being more accepting, and finding ways to make the lives of disabled people easier; to help them adapt to a society that is otherwise dominated by and geared towards those who are physically and mentally able.
So we are constantly finding ways to adapt various therapy techniques to make sure each person has a proven, yet unique, therapy method suited to their needs.
One of these therapy treatment methods is Animal-Assisted Therapy.
The reason successful therapists are able to combine their love for animals with a rewarding career is that they treat it like a business.
What does that mean?
Let me walk you through every step of the process, with examples of people who have made it big, to boot.
But before we get around to that, let’s make sure you have your fundamentals straight.
What is Animal-Assisted Therapy (or Pet Therapy)?
The first question you might have is, “What exactly is Animal-Assisted Therapy?”
Is it just sessions where people can play with animals, and pet them to feel calmer and happier?
Can you use your pet cat as a therapy animal? After all, she’s so loving and everyone who pets her feels so much calmer.
Well, not exactly. Yes — in part, Animal-Assisted Therapy (also known as Pet Therapy) uses animals, sometimes even pets, for therapy.
But, primarily, what makes it stand out is that animals are strictly used in goal-oriented treatment sessions.
These goals can range from physical to mental, and emotional to social. Each session has a predefined goal which the animals, along with the therapist, help the client achieve.
The animal, even if it is a pet, needs to be extensively trained before it can be used to assist in therapy.
